Conference Program

POWERGRID Europe Conference Program

Day 1 – Tuesday 8 June 2010

Day 1 - Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Joint Opening Keynote Session
Room: Auditorium

09:30 –11:00

Join your fellow power industry professionals for the scene-setting joint opening keynote session prior to the opening of the exhibition. This year’s keynote speakers are thought leaders who will offer their individual visions for the power sector from three entirely different standpoints.

Host: Nigel Blackaby, Director of Conferences, PennWell International, Power Group, UK

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Ruud Lubbers
Former Prime Minister of The Netherlands

Frank Wouters
CEO of Masdar Power, UAE

Joost van Dijk
Chief Executive Office, E.ON Benelux, The Netherlands

TRACK 1
Room: PGRID 1

Session 1: Special Topic Session: Smart Grid Vendor Panel

14:00 – 17:00

The concept of “smart grid” is so popular as a marketing term in the industry today that just about every piece of software, every gadget and every widget calls itself beneficial to the smart grid. In this session, an array of specialists from a variety of industry vendors discusses all the parts that really make a smart grid and just what a utility needs to know to pick the right product for their growing needs in that arena. Short presentations will be followed by a longer interactive panel discussion.

Chair: Kathleen Davis, Conference Director. POWERGRID Europe, USA

Panelists:

Rolf Adam, Director Sales Business Development Europe, Utilities & Smart Grid, Cisco, Germany
Ray Gogel, President & COO, Current Group
Marco Janssen, President & CEO, UTInnovation, The Netherlands
Maikel van Verseveld, Smart Grids Europe and Latin America Lead, Accenture, The Netherlands
Thierry Pollet, Associate VP, Energy, Global Business Development, Smart Grid, Alcatel-Lucent, France
Alicia Carrasco, EMEA Regulatory Director, eMeter
Andreas Berthold-van der Molen, EMEA Utility Market Development Manager, Power & Utility Industries, Microsoft, Germany
Peter Arndt, Vice President - Europe, Trilliant, Inc., UK
Scott Killian, Global Director, Industrial Connectivity, Sixnet
Paul Hendriks, Expert Group Utilities, Principal Consultant Technology Services, Capgemini, The Netherlands
Paul Dacruz, Vice President Power, Invensys Operations Management, UK

15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break

TRACK 2
Room: PGRID 2

Session 1: Modeling for future networks

14:00 – 15:30

Seeing is believing, as the old saying goes. Within the power industry, the easiest way to see the invisible—the mathematical, the theoretical, the futuristic—is to model it. This session examines the use of models to believe in items ranging from wind turbine integration to the measurements

required for distribution networks.

Chair: William (Bill) Meehan, Director, Utility Solutions, ESRI, USA

On the modeling of pseudo-measurements for distribution network applications

Carsten Franke, Scientist, ABB Corporate Research, Switzerland

Co-Authors:

Cherry Yuen, Principal Scientist, ABB Corporate Research, Switzerland

Julien Varziela, Engineer, ABB Switzerland Ltd., Switzerland

Real-time feeder analysis and control using state estimation

Parag Parikh, Director Product Management, Current Group, USA

Co-Authors:

Lars Andersson, Director Product Management, Current, Switzerland

Bruno Zaugg, Product Marketing Manager, Current, Switzerland

The impact of grid dynamics on low-voltage, ride-through capabilities of generators

Niklas Wägar, General Manager, Electrical & Automation, Power Plant Technology, Wartsila Finland Oy, Finland

Co-Authors:

Mats Östman, Senior Development Manager, Electrical & Automation, Power Plant Technology, Wartsila Finland Oy, Finland

Ilari Ristolanien, Development Manager, Electrical & Automation, Power Plant Technology, Wartsila Finland Oy, Finland
Jacob Klimstra, Consultant, Jacob Klimstra Consultancy, The Netherlands

15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break

TRACK 2
Room: PGRID 2

Session 2: Network stability
16:00 – 17:30

Advancing the grid of the future requires work with today’s network and improvements in the areas that keep all the parts in good order. This session will give both theoretical and practical perspectives on reliability, monitoring and control.

Chair: Edward Coster, Senior Specialist Asset Management, Stedin, The Netherlands

Grid control cooperation - coordination of secondary control

Pavel Zolotarev, Research Scientist, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Co-Authors:

Michael Treuer, Dipl.-Ing., University of Stuttgart, Germany

Melchior Goekeler, Dipl.-Ing., EnBW Transportnetze AG, Germany

New approach to self healing on the context of smart grids

Nuno Silva, EFACEC

Co-Authors:

Antonio Carrapatoso, EFACEC, Portugal

Alberto Rodrigues, EFACEC, Portugal

Alberto Maia Bernardo, EFACEC, Portugal

Gary Ockwell, EFACEC, Advanced Control Systems, USA

Evaluation of the dynamic network and protection security of power systems

Rainer Krebs, Principal Expert, Siemens Energy, E D SE PTI NC, Germany

Co-Authors:

Zbigniew Styczynski, Prof. Dr.-Ing., University Magdeburg, Germany

Chris Heyde, Dipl.-Ing., University Magdeburg, Germany

Per Lund, Dipl.-Ing., Energinet.dk, Denmark

Felicia Lazar, Dipl.-Ing., Tranelectrica, Bucharest, Romania

Florin Balasiu, Dipl.-Ing., Transelectrica, Bucharest, Romania

Monitoring and simulation of inter-area oscillations within the European interconnected power system based on a wide-area measuring system

Joachim Lehner, Research Scientist, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Co-Author:
Tobias Weissbach, Dr.-Ing., University of Stuttgart, Germany

DAY 2 - Wednesday 9 June 2010

TRACK 1
Room: PGRID 1

Session 3: Interoperability: Raising the standard
9:00 – 10:30

As projects grow and interconnect, the technology involved must be able to adapt. Unfortunately, though, the concept of a single set of international interoperability standards remains elusive. This session discusses the future of standards and how to coordinate the grid until we reach the single set” goal.

Chair: Eric Lambért, Project Manager, EDF Electricite de France R&D, France

Coordination of standards for the smart grid

Andrew West, SCADA Architect, Invensys Operations Management, Australia

Energy in evolution: The challenge of interoperability

Thomas Schaub, Manager, Standards and Interoperability, Landis+Gyr AG, Switzerland

The IEC role in the smart grid

Richard Schomberg, Chair Smart Grid Strategic Group, IEC, USA

Interoperable information and communication technologies from the electricity socket up to the network control centre

André Naumann, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Co-Author:

Christoph Brunner, President, it4power, LLC, Switzerland
Bernd Michael Buchholz, Chief Consultant, NTB Technoservice, Germany

10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break

TRACK 1
Room: PGRID 1

Session 4: Interoperability: Raising the standard
11:00 - 12:30

IT and communications technologies for smart grids, field experience and pilot projects

Karl Dietrich, System Life Cycle Management, Siemens AG, ED EA SYS LM SLM, Germany

InterOP - A research project to investigate interoperability of IEC 61850 technology

Stephen Thompson, Cyber Security Product Officer, AREVA T&D UK LTD, UK

Co-Authors:

Holger Krings, Dipl.-Ing., FGH e.V., Germany
Andrea Schroeder, FGH e.V., Germany

Peter Wittlinger, Dipl.-Ing., FGH e.V., Germany
Juergen Kurrat, Dr.-Ing., ABB AG, Germany
Heiko Englert, Head of Standardization & Regulation Management, Siemens AG, Energy Automation, Germany
Gernot Drumi, Dipl.-Ing., A. Eberle GmBH & Co. KG, Germany
Stefan Hittmeyer, Dipl.-Ing., A. Eberle GmBH & Co. KG, Germany
Michael Haecker, Dipl.-Ing., Areva T&D, Germany
Markus Mainka, Dipl.-Ing., Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmBH, Germany

Towards a standard compliant smart grid through semantic web technologies concerning interoperability, security and SOA

Mathias Uslar, Group Manager, OFFIS, Germany

Co-Authors:

Michael Specht, OFFIS, Germany

Petra Beenken, Dipl.-Inform., OFFIS, Germany

Sebastian Rohjans, Dipl.-Inform., OFFIS, Germany

A new recovery system beyond ethernet redundant tree technology for substation automation

Edward Lu, Business Development Manager, Moxa Europe, GmbH, Germany

TRACK 2
Room: PGRID 2

Session 3: Grid evolution

9:00 – 10:30

There is no immediate way to get from the network of today to the grid of the future without a bit of slow and steady progress—a bit of evolving. This session examines the practical and immediate ways the industry is moving forward in its efforts to grow a stronger grid.

Chair: Richard Charnah, Technology Director, Areva T&D, UK

Co-Chair: Claes Rytoft, Senior Vice President, ABB Power System, Switzerland

International transmission and distribution CAPEX outlook

Charles W. Newton, President, Newton-Evans Research Company, USA

Implementation strategies for migration towards smart grid

Mladen Perkov, CEO, Pro Integris, Croatia

Co-Authors:

Neven Baranovic, HEP OPS, Croatia

Igor Ivankovic, Assistant CEO, HEP OPS, Croatia

Ivan Visic, COO, Pro Integris, Croatia

Lessons from building the world’s first national smart energy grid

Paul Micallef, Project Manager, IBM Global Business Services, Spain

Co-Authors:

Robert Aguilera, E&U Global Industry Leader, IBM, Spain
Alex Tranter, Chairman, Enemalta, Malta

Reflections on protection system structure in smart grid

Xiong Xiaofu, Vice Director of National Key Laboratory of Transmission and Distribution Equipment and System Safety with New Technique, College of Electrical Engineering, China

Co-Authors:

Chen Xingtian, Ph.D., College of Electrical Engineering, China

Xia Ying, Master, College of Electrical Engineering, China

10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break

TRACK 2
Room: PGRID 2

Session 4: Grid evolution

11:00 – 12:30

Reliability analyses on distribution networks with dispersed generation: A review of the state of the art

Helder Ferreira, Scientific/Technical Project Officer, Institute for Energy, DG Joint Research Centre - European Commission, The Netherlands

Co-Authors:

Henryk Faas, Scientific/Technical Project Officer, Institute for Energy, DG Joint Research Centre - European Commission, The Netherlands

Gianluca Fulli, Scientific/Technical Project Officer, Institute for Energy, DG Joint Research Centre - European Commission, The Netherlands

Wil Kling, Professor, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Joao Pecas Lopes, Professor, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Research & development in the smart grid arena

Vicente J. González, Head of R&D and EU Projects Department, Red Eléctrica de España, Spain

Comparison of different fault-ride through solutions for gas engine power plants based on simulations

Eckehard Tröster, Senior Research Engineer, Energynautics GmbH, Germany

Co-Author: Gerd Krieger, DGM, VDMA Power Systems, Germany

Joint Plenary Panel Discussion

Wednesday 9th June: 14:00 – 15:30

“Climate policy uncertainty – Where does the power industry go from here?”

Delegates from POWERGRID Europe, POWER-GEN Europe, Nuclear Power Europe and Renewable Energy World Europe will join together for a joint plenary panel discussion on Wednesday afternoon that promises to be one of the conference highlights. The debate addresses Climate Policy Uncertainty - Where does the power industry go from here? The

Plenary Panel Discussion will take place in the Auditorium within the conference area from 14:00 until 15:30 and will be in the form of a panel discussion featuring leading industry participants from leading industry utilities, suppliers and NGO’s .The discussion will be moderated by

International journalist and TV presenter Stephen Sackur.

MODERATOR:
Stephen Sackur, International Journalist and TV Presenter, UK

PANELISTS:
David Porter, Chief Executive, Association of ElectricityProducers, UK
Rainer Hauenschild, CEO Energy Solutions, Siemens AG, Germany
Stephen Kidd, Director of Strategy & Research, World Nuclear Association, UK
Iain H. Miller, CEO, Doosan Power Systems, UK
Carlo Luzzatto, Co-General Manager, Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Matthias Hartung, CEO, RWE Technology GmbH, Germany
Joan Macnaughton, Senior Vice President Power & Environmental Policies, Alstom Power Systems, UK

15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break

TRACK 1
Room: PGRID 1

Session 5: The role of information technology in modern power grids

16:00 – 17:30

Information technology (IT) is the “smart” in smart grids. Modern utilities rely heavily on IT interconnections and advancements for everything from predicting markets to tracking consumer data. This session looks at four different aspects of IT and the grid, from geographic systems to substations and from protocols to microgrids.

Chair: Peter Moray, Director, European UTC, Belgium

Hardening the geographic information system for smart grid

William Meehan, Director, Utility Solutions, ESRI, USA

Industrial microgrids: Features and experiences using IEC 61850

Luc Hossenlopp, SAS Marketing Director, Areva T&D, France

Reliable IP telecommunication network for substation remote management

Juan Ramon Feijoo Martinez, Ph.D Telecommunication, Red Eléctrica de España, Spain

Co-Author:

Juan Antonio García-Lopez, Ph.D Telecommunication, Red Eléctrica de España, Spain

New generation fleet management solutions for optimal dispatch

into smart grids

Laurent Schmitt, Vice President for Strategy and Innovation, Alstom, France

TRACK 2
Room: PGRID 2

Session 5: Grid integration and renewables
16:00 – 17:30

The practicalities of connection distributed generation like renewables to current T&D system require significant thought. This session looks at both the generation and use of renewable sources across the power grid.

Chair: Marco Janssen, President and CEO, UTInnovation, The Netherlands

Safety first! The integration of renewables into the grid of 50Hertz Transmission

Olivier Feix, Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, 50Hertz Transmission (formerly Vattenfall Transmission), Germany

Co-Authors:

Hans-Peter Erbring, Head of Security of Supply/System Operations, 50Hertz Transmission (formerly Vattenfall Transmission), Germany

Volker Kamm, Press Officer, 50Hertz Transmission (formerly Vattenfall Transmission), Germany

Integration of distributed energy resources (iDER)

Steve Jennings,Chief Marketing Officer, BPL Global, USA

Sustainable energy-driven smart grid for electric vehicles

Dieter Gantenbein, EDISON/AIDA Project Leader, IBM, Switzerland

Technical and economical estimation of contribution of large wind farms to ancillary services

Ahmad-Rami Al-Awaad, Business Consultant, KEMA Consulting GmbH, Germany

17:30-19:30 Networking Reception

DAY 3 - Thursday 10 June 2010

TRACK 1
Room: PGRID 1

Session 6: Smart cities

9:00 – 10:30

Smart grids are a start, but smart cities remain the ultimate goal. This session reviews a number of smart city projects from retrofitting parts of Amsterdam’s grid to completing a city from scratch with Masdar. Each city will be discussed in a presentation followed by a long group panel discussion where the audience is invited to ask questions of the experts to see how the lessons learned with these projects can be applied to every city.

Chair: Pallas Agterberg, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Alliander, The Netherlands

A look at ENTSO-E’s 10-year plan

Sébastien Lepy, Convenor of the 10 year Network Development Plan Working Group, ENTSO-E, France

The impetus for smart grid rollout with a focus on smart cities and customer driven innovation

Maikel van Verseveld, Senior Executive, Accenture, The Netherlands

Amsterdam smart city

Coen de Ronde, Manager Product Management, Liander/Alliander, The Netherlands

Co-Authors:
Nancy Kabalt, Director Customers & Markets, Liander, The Netherlands
Ger Baron, Manager, Amsterdam Innovation Motors, The Netherlands

Amsterdam shopping street turns into climate street

Ilse van den Breemer, Project Manager, Amsterdam Innovation Motor, The Netherlands
Ger Baron, Manager, Amsterdam Innovation Motors, The Netherlands

10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break

TRACK 1
Room: PGRID 1

Session 7: Smart cities
11:00 – 12:30

Smart grid for a sustainable city project in Stockholm royal seaport
Tomas Wall, Vice President R&D, Fortum Power and Heat AB, Sweden
Co-Author:
Karl Elfstadius, Group Senior Vice President, Head of Market & Business Development, Smart Grid, ABB, USA

Masdar City case study: Managing the integration of sustainable technologies on a city-wide scale
Afshin Afshari, Department Head-Energy Management, Masdar City

European Commission presentation on sustainable cities
Merce' Griera i Fisa, Sustainable Growth Project Officer, European Commission, Belgium

GE's role in sustainable/smart city projects internatinally
Leon Sijbers, Business Manager - Smart Grid, Europe, GE Energy Transmission & Distribution (T&D), The Netherlands

TRACK 2

Room: PGRID 2

Session 6: Transmission challenges

9:00 – 10:30

Everyone talks about the power behind the smart grid today, but, in the end, we can’t have all the wonders at the consumer end without a robust transmission system. This session discusses how to keep the transmission side of the equation operating smoothly.

Chair: Charles W. Newton, President, Newton-Evans Research Company USA

Introduction to transmission challenges

Ben Voorhorst, COO, TenneT, The Netherlands

Engineering and construction of long distance interconnection transmission lines and associated cross border issues

Deepak Lakhapati, Vice President - Engineering Services, KEC International Ltd., India - CANCELLED

FACTS for power quality control in grids feeding large industrial loads

Raphael Goerner, Marketing & Sales Grid Systems, ABB AG, Germany

Co-Author:
Rolf Grünbaum, ABB AB, Sweden

Impact of maintenance optimization on the efficiency of transmission system operation

Miroslav Mesic, Ph.D./Assistant Director, HEP-Transmission System Operator Ltd., Croatia

Co-Authors:

Sejid Tesnjak, Ph.D., Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing - Zagreb, Croatia

Antun Andric, Dipl.Ing./System Planning Engineer, HEP-Transmission System Operator Ltd., Croatia

10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break

TRACK 2

Room: PGRID 2

Session 7: Transmission challenges

11:00 – 12:30

Innovative monitoring system for power transmission link elements

Roberto Gaspari, R&D Networking OPT Manager, Prysmian S.p.A., Italy

Interconnectors in Europe: Current and future trends

Raphael Goerner, Marketing & Sales Grid Systems, ABB AG, Germany

Co-Authors:

Helge Larsen, Area Sales Manager HVDC, ABB SE, Sweden

Lars Weimers, Chief Engineer, Marketing HVDC System, ABB SE, Sweden

Power flow redistribution in Croatian power system network using phase-shifting transformer

Ivica Pavic, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Zagreb, Croatia

Co-Authors:

Sejid Tesnjak, Ph.D., Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing - Zagreb, Croatia

Tomislav Spoljaric, Assistant, Technical Polytechnic in Zagreb, Croatia

Weak points and bottleneck analysis of a nationwide transmission system

Dirk Audring, Consultant, E D SE PTI NC, Germany

Co-Authors:

Wolfgang Gawlik, Consultant, E D SE PTI NC, Germany

Edwin Lerch, Consultant, E D SE PTI NC, Germany

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